Dampier
[dam-pee-er, damp-yer]
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noun
William,1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
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Dampier quitted the buccaneers at the island of Nicoba, in the spring of 1688.
We shall not relate minutely all the expeditions in which Dampier participated.
Celebrated Travels and TravellersJules Verne
He was considered by Dampier as the most experienced and best man on board.
Notable VoyagersW.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
Shortly afterwards they separated, Dampier accompanying Sharp.
Notable VoyagersW.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
His consultation with Dampier, who came in by and by, was brief.
Masters of the Wheat-LandsHarold Bindloss
Dampier
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